county you can see mixed showers. most have been through the philadelphia area and southern new jersey as it has stayed offshore. a couple of bands trying to sneak into elkton, mainly east, east of the chesapeake bay. we are seeing some showers, a wet flake with showers. we' keep a close eye on this. some of it could wrap in but most of it will stay to the north and east of baltimore and whatever snow shower we do see from harford county down, we're in the 40s but 30s toward dover. it's those eastern areas where that wet snow could mix in as the nor'easter continues its slow drift off to the north and east, but around the city, just quiet, i think. maybe a mixed shower. >> the only break we get these days is from a water main break.

here we are fresh off sandy and a raging river right down charles street. >> tonight we've got live team coverage with joce sterman and rosie leftwich. how bad is it out there? >> reporter: nine hours after this first started, water is still flowing on charles street. you see the bpw crews are in a holding pattern. >> reporter: take a look behind me. the water is coming down. let me show you a picture of what happened earlier. it started at 7:30 at 20th and charles. a 60-inch main was built in the 1920s and put in the ground. water was rolling down like the

susquehanna. water up there in inches -- water should be measured in feet in some of the basements in the buildings. bus routes have been affected. transportation has been affected. city officials say it will be a long time before they get this cleaned up. one of the things they have to worry about the gas and utilities. >> we may consider, if you will, a rerouting of natural gas if we have to, to ensure that the line that is in the affected area is not compromised. >> we ask people to be patient. this is a cross road and a lot of commuters use the route. there's no getting around it. use calvert street and just do your best to avoid the area. >> reporter: luckily that's what's been happening. people have been dhoog their best to -- doing their best to

avoid the area. you have to be able to get around. a lot of people are trying to stay away now but tomorrow morning it will be a totally different story. >> reporter: the water main break shines a light on the city's aging infrastructure. they're working to fix. it they have a long range plan but it will take years and millions and millions of dollars. this water main that broke and send water down charles street is one of many they have to replace as homeowners are helped. they're continuing to work on their long range plans to keep breaks like this from happening in the first place. they're working to get to a point where they cran repair 40 miles of water main pipe every year, 33 and 35 and when they hit the 40-mile mark there are

decades and decades of work that will remain with that. >> if you don't think about the long term plan, then you end up with old infrastructure, okay and upend up with these situations. if you don't think long term then you'll have a continuation of this type of situation. we're thinking long term. we're being proactive. >> reporter: obviously, being proactive comes at a cost. just to get to that five-year mark, it's 300 million. ultimately that will trickle down through a rate hike. they'll issue out the bonds and you as the customer will pay them back. that's the impact. water main brake or not. others live right in this area. >> one of the buildings here, people feared it would collapse. we have since learned people have been able to go back inside

their house. a 60-inch water main, we're talking about something this tall and wide are than that. think of something as big as a chevy truck. the water is under tremendous pressure. in fact, for a while when the water was really gushing out, the water was about where we're standing coming up hill. we're talking about a lot of pressure. >> it's having an impact of people in the area. lamont williams was in the area. let's hear what he found. >> reporter: rest debt -- residents awoke to what looked like -- >> river. >> reporter: with -- what was once calm and peaceful -- >> is a mess. >> reporter: colleen stands in amazement. >> look at that. >> reporter: blown away by it eye feel sorry for the people's cars out there. >> reporter: the break happening without warning, officials not

knowing if the streets will collapse. >> the whole street coming up. >> reporter: resulting in possibly many injuries to pedestrians, work crews and vehicles. >> there was a bus right here that was getting ready to drive into it. they didn't realize how deep it was. if they had went in, i'm sure they would have gotten hurt. >> reporter: many residents fear. >> we ain't doing to have no water. >> reporter: but crews work feverishly to isolate the problem. >> yeah, we got water. >> reporter: and those fierce were minimized. traffic on charles street was shut down from penn station it 21st street, causing traffic to be diverted and people resorting to walking or cycling. >> had to get out of the car. my friend dropped me off at penn station and walked three blocks up. my feet got wet trying to cross through the intersection. >> reporter: this will not have

a quick solution. >> i filled my bathtub up with water, so i can at least flush my toilet. >> reporter: am baltimore, i'm lamont williams, wcco news. >> the thing you have to watch out for, this will be a long night. it's starting to snow. something's coming out of the sky. you've got that, wind and the guys will be waste deep in water. it's also causing a lot of problems for the evening commute. lori cook has a look at what traffic will look like now and problem tomorrow. >> it's going to be an ongoing shall up. >>. this water main break causing huge problems. in's on north charles. many areas nearby will be flooded. the damage is very evident. you'll want to use calvert street. as we take a live look at 83,

the jfk will be your main goal. that's what you'll want to use. no concerns there. again, this is a huge break, 60 inches. as the temperatures do drop tonight, everything will freeze over. avoid the area. jamie and kelly, back over to you. >> we're dealing with that massive water main break and the stormy weather. >> meek masco joins us. maybe things could be worse if we were further north. >> go over that delaware bridge into southern new jersey and it's snowing to beat the band, blizzard like conditions. that's not excessive snowfall but a we're seeing outside our studio, beginning to see maybe a little frozen aspect to this. the rain and the snow are combining force. we'll see if it turns over to snow during the course of the

evening. a lot of questions about the nor'easter. is it as strong as sandy. we were at noaa, national oceanic atmospheric administration and this is whether they had to say. >> moderately strong winds. , but it is a decent nor'easter. the pressure is in the nearly as low as we saw with sandy but there will be impacts. >> reporter: predicting a bit of a storm surge, not anywhere close to what sandy produced, 15 feet storm surge. we are going to see two to three feet storm surge up toward the north, maybe a surge into ocean city but not a big deal. some wind, some rain and some snow. we'll take a look at impressive snow video. that's coming up. guys, back to you. >> well, more than a week after

sandy destroyed homes and flooded neighborhoods, what would you do to make sure all of your irreplaceable things are safe. tonight at 11 we'll tell you how to get out of your house in seconds without losing your photos, documents and family keepsakes. >> it's a traffic nightmare but the water main break on north charles is also causing buildness -- businesses to close their doors. >> and the parties in power haven't changed, but will the partnership change? . >> can a business that's been shut down for years come after you to collect.

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maryland made history approving same-sex marriage. mein and washington state also passed it. in minnesota there was a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage and it failed. back in 2007 after years of debate lawmakers allowed five casinos with only slots. voters approved it in 2008 but it took years to open the doors. while many candidates spent the night in their home states, sooner or later they have to go back it d.c. >> democrats managed to hold on to a majority in the senate, republicans in the house of representatives. >> reporter: if you're hoping this election would change the face of congress, you have to look below the surface. >> i'm not kidding. i'm grad to be back. >> reporter: harry reid will

still lead the democrats who held on to the senate and john boehner is expected to remain speaker of the house. the two men famous for bickering and the stone walling on the nation's debt crisis at least sound like they're ready to stop it. >> i will do everything in my power to be as conciliatory as possible. i want to work together. >> if there's a mandate in yesterday's results, it's a mandate for us to try to find a way to work together on the solutions. >> reporter: even paul ryan will return to a leadership role in the house. but the culture of the old boys club in congress is fading with wins by senator elect elizabeth warren of mass mass and tammy baldwin, the first openly gay senator from wisconsin. >> women have been the bastion

of bipartisanship. >> reporter: late this afternoon another sign of progress. with the speaker of the house telling barack obama he wants him to succeed, not as a liberal or conservative but as a president who can bring them together. >> we'll have much more on the elections at 5:30, including a live report from check with the latest from both presidential campaigns. start you off with a check of maryland's most powerful radar. light precip, also across the bay bridge, kent island through caroline county. zoom. you have to remember where you see the color changes, this is a

doppler estimate. some of them producing a mix, wintriy. as we go further in here southeastern baltimore county, a little mix. roads could get slick at time. right now we're safely above freezing. if you throw in some melting snow, that can mack things even -- make things even more slippery. so drive with caution. let's take a look at the temperatures. we are above freezing in towson. it gets cold are as you go east. the wind gusts have not been as strong as we anticipated. the storm staying further offshore. as a result, wind gusts around

15 to 20. havre de grace, a little miss in harford county. the northeastern part of the state, a little mix coming down here and at rehoboth beach. look at the waves. beg time waves rolling in. areas that we just don't need. 41 in baltimore. the winds are northeast at seven. coastal flood warnings up. gusts along the coast are up in the mid-20s to 33 in new york. here's that system spiraling off the coast. we're going to continue to see that system impacting areas to the are in the and east and not new england states. this storm will still have its impact. there could be slick spots as temperatures stay chilly through the overnight hours.

let's get you not seven-day forecast. a big recovery. temperatures in the 50 degrees range, mid-50s friday and some sunshine dominating the weekend, upper 60s on monday. so that is a look at your weather. former baltimore mayor sheila dixon is back in the public eye after officials from the maryland department of corrections said she violated her probaismghts she was charged on monday. officials confirm she is more than $13,000 behind in charity she is remembered to make. >> it was a very dark team in baltimore's history and the fact we're talking about it now pulse the scab off the city that's trying to get over that history.

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forgont all about hollywood video, remember them? they went bankrupt into 2008, 2009. >> some customers can't forget them. john matarese tells why it won't leave them alone. >> reporter: it's lick a bad horror movie with a monster that creeps coming back at everyone assumed it was gone. that's what's happening with the former chain hollywood video which is harassing people again, three years after closing. trails sip and her husband run a pottery studio and prefer spending their time creating bowls and not battling creditors, but a letter she received has her going in circles over a video store that closed years ago. >> i received a letter from a collection agency about

hollywood video regarding a video we apparently never returned. this sounds fishy, possibly a scam. >> reporter: two years a group of state attorneys generals filed suit. hollywood's creditors agreed to stop asking former customers for hundreds of dollars in compounded late fees but it allowed them to go after the initial late fee, $13 in tracy's case for "max payne." >> i don't feel like i owe it. i think it's taking advantage. >> reporter: the better business bureau said if you receive a letter like this, write back and contest it. if they can't produce prurveg the settlement -- proof, the settlement requires that they drop it. so if this happens to you, zoo simplyail a check. write back and demand proof of

your overdue movies. without proof, they are required to cease and desist. that way you don't waste your mony. i'm john matarese. coming up our live team coverage of that massive water main lake. >> reporter: a 20-inch water main break is creating problems. i'll have the latest. >> business owners are forced to close their doors. >> most particularly north and east of baltimore as you head out the door, drive with care. we have some wintry out there. we'll talk about that.

you're looking at a live picture of bel air.

let's check with meteorologist wyatt everhart. >> bel air, clear for the moment. there's likely to be a few wintry mix light showers coming through later this evening. you see most of the action is to our north and east scraping into elkton. some of it is reaching further across the bay, down through the city. some of that is mixing in with wet snow, just that light wintry mix, a little ice embed. this will melt on contact. 41 in baltimore. to our north and east colder air wrapping in, just one of those evenings, are in the and evident of baltimore. it will lab